Boro embroidery

Today's post is about how to be lazy and still get something done in your embroidery work :D Also, today's moral is “A good stitcher is not always the one who stitches perfectly. A good stitcher is also the one who knows how to cover up their mistakes”. Well, on the more serious note... Before I give any “lazy” advises, let me remind you that stitching done neatly from the beginning will always stand out more than the one that has lots of covered up mistakes in it. Yes, there are situations…

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